rushing yard leaders from 1971 to 1980

Between the 1971 and 1980 seasons, O.J. Simpson had the most rushing yards, with 10,051 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
10,051
114
2,103
4.8
88.2
54
1,660
163
10.2
14.6
11
2 Franco Harris
F. Harris
9,352
124
2,220
4.2
75.4
76
1,507
204
7.4
12.2
6
3 Walter Payton
W. Payton
8,386
89
1,865
4.5
94.2
65
1,791
202
8.9
20.1
5
4 John Riggins
J. Riggins
6,822
111
1,666
4.1
61.5
42
1,891
216
8.8
17.0
12
5 Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
6,534
111
1,675
3.9
58.9
30
3,203
376
8.5
28.9
17
6 Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
6,440
103
1,487
4.3
62.5
26
1,759
193
9.1
17.1
13
7 Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
6,101
110
1,429
4.3
55.5
50
425
63
6.7
3.9
2
8 Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
5,950
109
1,556
3.8
54.6
53
3,156
350
9.0
29.0
23
9 Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
5,757
104
1,436
4.0
55.4
33
1,407
155
9.1
13.5
3
10 Delvin Williams
D. Williams
5,598
99
1,312
4.3
56.5
33
1,415
152
9.3
14.3
6
11 Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
5,372
103
1,127
4.8
52.2
25
2,386
258
9.2
23.2
13
12 John Brockington
J. Brockington
5,185
95
1,347
3.8
54.6
30
1,297
157
8.3
13.7
4
13 Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
5,163
90
1,290
4.0
57.4
39
1,813
198
9.2
20.1
6
14 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
5,081
46
1,043
4.9
110.5
45
189
39
4.8
4.1
0
15 Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
4,638
127
1,123
4.1
36.5
30
935
119
7.9
7.4
5
16 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
4,624
59
1,026
4.5
78.4
36
1,289
145
8.9
21.8
4
17 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
4,541
117
1,091
4.2
38.8
30
2,384
221
10.8
20.4
21
18 Otis Armstrong
O. Armstrong
4,453
96
1,023
4.4
46.4
25
1,302
131
9.9
13.6
7
19 Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
4,196
77
1,087
3.9
54.5
19
2,011
192
10.5
26.1
11
20 Dexter Bussey
D. Bussey
4,183
94
961
4.4
44.5
18
1,274
142
9.0
13.6
4
21 Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4,179
76
879
4.8
55.0
22
598
83
7.2
7.9
1
22 Jim Otis
J. Otis
4,139
103
1,089
3.8
40.2
19
425
70
6.1
4.1
3
23 Dave Hampton
D. Hampton
4,056
73
1,020
4.0
55.6
21
917
97
9.5
12.6
4
24 Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
4,052
70
923
4.4
57.9
32
1,320
149
8.9
18.9
1
25 Larry Brown
L. Brown
3,862
75
1,091
3.5
51.5
26
1,842
167
11.0
24.6
18
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